Max Cekot Kitchen

"The eponymous owner of this sophisticated restaurant on the edge of the city gives a nod to Latvia’s culinary heritage, while bringing together many different elements in a creative surprise menu. The Michelin Inspectors love Max’s use of homegrown ingredients and the way he finishes many of his dishes tableside, creating plenty of engagement and interaction." - The MICHELIN Guide UK Editorial Team

"One MICHELIN Star Max Cekot Kitchen is the first restaurant in Latvia to receive One MICHELIN Star. This sophisticated restaurant sits within a red-brick former warehouse in an industrial area on the edge of the city. The eponymous Chef-Owner, Max Cekot, has designed everything himself, from the stylish open kitchen to the furniture and the crockery. Numerous elements make up each of the original dishes on his creative surprise menu, with sweet, savoury and acidic flavours all balancing one another, and delicious sauces bringing each dish together perfectly. He still gives a nod to Latvia’s culinary roots though, with some traditional recipes and flavours making an appearance in dishes like grey peas with oyster, pomelo and kohlrabi. Home-grown ingredients are often a feature and Max finishes many of his dishes tableside, so guests will likely find him beside them preparing, say, a pesto of herbs and leaves from their kitchen garden to go with the bread." - The MICHELIN Guide UK Editorial Team

"Max Cekot Kitchen is the first restaurant in Latvia to receive One MICHELIN Star. This sophisticated restaurant sits within a red-brick former warehouse in an industrial area on the edge of the city. The eponymous Chef-Owner, Max Cekot, has designed everything himself, from the stylish open kitchen to the furniture and the crockery. Numerous elements make up each of the original dishes on his creative surprise menu, with sweet, savoury and acidic flavours all balancing one another, and delicious sauces bringing each dish together perfectly. He still gives a nod to Latvia’s culinary roots though, with some traditional recipes and flavours making an appearance in dishes like grey peas with oyster, pomelo and kohlrabi. Home-grown ingredients are often a feature and Max finishes many of his dishes tableside, so guests will likely find him beside them preparing, say, a pesto of herbs and leaves from their kitchen garden to go with the bread." - The MICHELIN Guide UK Editorial Team

"Max Cekot’s restaurant is a surprisingly sophisticated place considering its location in a red-brick former warehouse on the edge of the city. You enter via a narrow spiral staircase which leads up to the first floor dining room, where he designed everything from scratch, from the furniture to the crockery. Numerous elements make up each of the original dishes on the surprise menu, with sweet, savoury and acidic flavours all balancing one another, and delicious sauces bringing each dish together perfectly. Max finishes some of these dishes tableside, where home-grown ingredients are often featured." - Michelin Inspector